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Documents 2014

This study monitors the progress on the broadband coverage objectives of the Digital Agenda (basic broadband access for all by 2013 and high speed broadband access with at least 30 Mbps download speed for all by 2020), i.e. the household coverage of different fixed and wireless broadband technologies with a special focus on Next Generation Access technologies.

Comparative study on the Broadband Internet Access Costs in 28 Member States of the European Union as well as Canada, Iceland, Japan, South Korea, Liechtenstein, FYROM, Norway, State of California, State of Colorado, State of New York, Switzerland and Turkey.

Documents 2013

Study for the EC: Socio-economic impact of bandwidth - SMART 2010/0033 (pdf)This study comprises review of literature on the socio-economic benefits of broadband access; research on the technologies capable of 30Mbit/s downloads speeds; case studies on high-speed internet use; model that examines demand for 30Mbit/s+ broadband; models to examine the overall socio-economic impact of investing in high-speed broadband.

Study for the EC: Study on broadband speeds in the EU (pdf)This research shows that, on average, EU consumers receive 74% of the advertised headline speed they have paid for. xDSL based services achieved only 63.3% of the advertised headline download speed, compared to 91.4% for cable and 84.4% for FTTx. There are significant differences in the European national markets, most likely due to advertising practices

The study measures progress towards the objective of basic broadband coverage by 2013 and broadband speeds of at least 30 megabits per second by 2020; it also identifies where action will be needed to achieve it.

Comparative study on the Broadband Internet Access Costs in 27 Member States of the European Union as well as Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Japan, South Korea, Liechtenstein, FYROM, Norway, State of California, State of Colorado, State of New York, Switzerland and Turkey.

Documents 2011

Comparative study on the Broadband Internet Access Costs in 27 Member States of the European Union as well as Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Japan, South Korea, Liechtenstein, FYROM, Norway, State of California, State of Colorado, State of New York, Switzerland and Turkey.

The study measures progress towards the objective of basic broadband coverage by 2013 and broadband speeds of at least 30 megabits per second by 2020; it also identifies where action will be needed to achieve it.

Additional documents

E-Communications Household Survey - SMART 2010/0011 (pdf) EN | DE | FRThe purpose of this study is to assess the state of progress of the EU's Internal Market for electronic communications networks and services and its economic potential. Focusing on the 2020 horizon, the study also formulates policy options to realize that potential.